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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:35:08 PM
Now what do I do with it??? 
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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| country lawyer |
Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 08:12:20 AM
I love kale and always grow some in the garden. So easy to grow. And the health benefits are HUGE-O. My favorite is Russian Red Kale.
Anyway, the easiest thing to do is just to lightly steam it or saute it in a little olive oil.
Let us know what you think!
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 07:32:27 AM
Make sure you wash it really good before using it. There is a lot of grit stuck to it.
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| Prairie Princess |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 4:19:46 PM
My mother used to make "Pina Kale-ada" smoothies...and they were actually not too bad, lol (considering she got my sister and I to drink them -- that's saying a bit). She'd whiz a bit of fresh kale up in the blender with frozen bananas as a base, then throw in some pineapple...whatever fruit struck her fancy...tasty! :)
~Jodi
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| sjs |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 3:56:12 PM
Also Heather, kale is bitter-tasting. Different varieties yield different levels of bitterness.
And little know fact: chickens LOVE kale. My neighbors chickens get into her veggie patch and eat the kale first!
Stephanie
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Learning to live is learning to let go.
Visit my food blog! http://www.wasabimon.com - natural cooking to live for.
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| sjs |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 3:54:37 PM
I saute it with a little leek and green garlic, then mix it into scrambled eggs with mushrooms and a little plain yogurt.
This is also an AMAZING recipe for Raw Kale Salad with Tamari-Roasted Almonds:
http://iheartkale.blogspot.com/2008/05/raw-kale-salad-with-tamari-roasted.html
The salt and vinegar wilt it down and "cooks" it without actually needing heat, so the vitamins and enzymes are preserved but it's also easier to chew and digest. Win-win situation!
Stephanie
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Learning to live is learning to let go.
Visit my food blog! http://www.wasabimon.com - natural cooking to live for.
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| Ingrid |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 1:38:48 PM
Growing up my mom and dad would chop it cook it make mashed potatoes and put Kale and potatoes together. Then it was served with a steamed farmers sausage or rookwurst (dutch sausage)and then when you eat it you put a splash of vinegar on the potatoes just for taste and eat a horseradish mustard with the sausage. A bite of the potatoes/kale and a bite of sausage with mustard. Fabulous.
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| simplypaige |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 1:34:12 PM
I make it in the pressure cooker. My 90 year old neighbor would often give it to me and I didn't know of to cook it either. She said she puts it in with a little water a splash of vinegar and a couple pieces of bacon or such. My husband and I like it but they kids don't care for it. Good luck |
| Farmgirlheart |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 1:29:24 PM
for something super fast-cook it in chicken or beef stock with garlic! |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:55:40 PM
Julie- that is perfect because I have some peach/orange jam that I didn't know what the heck to do with it. Going to try it tomorrow!! Thanks!!! : )
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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| julia hayes |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:53:49 PM
Heather, I absolutely LOVE kale. Here' something super easy and yummy you can do. I wash it and chop it up..chunky style. I don't include the really tough part of the stem but some of it for sure. Steam it down so it is nice and green and droopy. I make a yummy little sauce to go with it. I use about 2 TBSP peanut butter, a little soysauce (1 tsp) and then you can add any sweet something you like; I've tried orange marmalade, strawberry preserves, honey, this sweet/hot thai chili pepper sauce etc...just anything you have around. Mix it all together and pour over the kale and mix that. You can add carmelized onions if you like or carrots or raisins etc... the more you add the more of a meal it becomes. When I serve it simple it is a wonderful side dish to chicken or steak. It is wonderful over rice or potatoes..etc...etc....But you get the basic idea.
I also LOVE it raw and chopped into salad! I always add apples to my salad and that seems to add a nice sweetness.
Enjoy!!! ~julia
being simple to simply be
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:50:29 PM
What does it taste like? Sweet, sour? Thanks.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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| milkmaid |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:49:26 PM
I love Kale just think of it as a leaf cabbage.. use it fresh in a salad.. toss in soup at the last minute or steam it a bit with some fresh lemon juice on it YUMMO!~!
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:44:30 PM
I cooked some down and made a quiche with it. It was very yummy!
Farmgirl Sister #17
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